Has anyone NOT sold a car?
Has anyone NOT sold a car?
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laam999

Original Poster:

538 posts

198 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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Simple question, and I don't me "No I've still got my first as my daily" I mean has anyone hoarded all their cars in thier life and not sold a single one? I ask because I have my C2 that I've had from new and a mk1 MR2 but I'm also looking at getting an e46 320d as a new daily but I can't bring myself to sell either of the others.

Please share anything like this that you have done. I hoping during my life I never have to sell a car but I have no idea where I could keep them, I currently rent a garage off the council and as soon as the old renter of a 8 car lockup gets his stuff out I'll have that too but that's mostly for working on the MR2.

Any comments would be nice

Liam

ewenm

28,506 posts

274 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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I've never sold a car but have scrapped one and part-ex'd three. Never had to go through the hassle of selling one privately thankfully.

As for "keepers", only the Caterham qualifies.

Tminus2mins

30 posts

194 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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It's seems like such an eccentric thing to do, especially with cars that won't be worth anything as the years pass.

My late grandad did, but only 4 cars and there are still in our family.

louismchuge

1,644 posts

213 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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I've had the Jag 2 years now, it was my very first car. Can't ever see myself selling it, it's not worth much money and I love it too much

RossB_eg4

279 posts

221 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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Had my first civic, and first car 3 and a half years now. Despite buying a new car and attempting to sell my first one, i'm finding it a struggle to actually part with it; for both sentimental reasons and the smile it gives me whenever i drive it.

nonuts

15,855 posts

258 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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My first car (Clio) stayed in the family, I wrote of the S3 (wouldn't have sold it) and think the M3 is a keeper unless things change dramatically.

However crashing the S3 did make me realise that although I didn't enjoying seeing it go, you do move on so I think I now have a slightly different perspective on cars.

FWDRacer

3,565 posts

253 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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Still have my first daily driver and it is in the garage being resto'd. Then had another car 10 years as my everyday car - Puma on 103K.

Ex-wife took the other car we (I) had hehe so nope - I've yet to sell one!

Derek Withers

917 posts

215 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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I have scrapped every car I have bought. They get driven until they break or are unecomical to fix then I buy a new banger. My current car is the only one I have ever spent money on keeping it going.

ajprice

33,350 posts

225 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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First car was part exed for second car, second car was killed to death, third car was bought with insurance money.

Munter

31,331 posts

270 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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I would have kept them all if I was embarrassingly rich. Bit like keeping photos of times gone by but better.

However given my limited means, and lack of suitable storage facility. No. They get sold/traded in as required.

MGZRod

8,176 posts

205 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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I havnt sold one and I'm on my second car, first ZR got HGF the weekend we got it, so got a refund for it. No idea what goes on when selling!

Original Poster

5,429 posts

205 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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A mate of mine has never sold any of his cars, he has 3.

W00DY

16,723 posts

255 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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One crashed and subsequently written off, but the other 3 cars I've ever owned are still with me. Will need to sell one soon though.

Jasandjules

72,590 posts

258 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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Well, I don't ever aim to sell the Chimaera.

J4CKO

46,824 posts

229 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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My uncle still has the Jowett Jupiter he bought off my dad in the sixties !

bigfatnick

1,012 posts

231 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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1st car - Peugeot 306, swapped for a set of alloy wheels
2nd car - Peugeot 306, scrapped,
3rd car - Mk3 astra, tried to drive it too far without a radiator, scrapped it
4th car - Mk3 mondeo clutch went, spent all my money on that, then the diff went a few weeks later (both expensive jobs on a mondeo as the subframe has to be dropped) *sold* it for £400 - so i dont think that counts and i only did it because i was going travelling.
5th car - mk7 Escort, was given it, so gave it away
6th car - BMW E34 525, diff blew and i couldnt undo the bolts, i was going travelling so it had to go, scrap man gave me £260.
7th car - Bmw E36 325, i'm travelling again so i've given it to my brother, something i aint decided to meaning on yet.


shirt

25,404 posts

230 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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sold my first car to my sister when I went to uni, but that's been the only one and only did that as she nerfed it when she borrowed it.

bought a new clio on graduation, which ended up being killed by a double decker.

since then, I've bought bangers and run them into the ground. 4 have been to the scrappers in this way and another will be there shortly.

bought something nicer this time round so i'll prob sell it on after a while.

davepoth

29,395 posts

228 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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Yup, never sold any.

1976 Triumph Dolomite Sprint undergoing a very expensive restoration
1977 Triumph Dolomite 1850 HL undergoing a very cheap restoration
1986 BMW 316 having the brakes fixed
1998 Ford Fiesta that actually works.

I'd sell something if they were worth something. wink

bazking69

8,620 posts

219 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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A mate of mine still has her first car. And she's been driving 10 years.

Vixpy1

42,699 posts

293 months

Tuesday 31st August 2010
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Sold one car in the last 5 years... er bought 10